BULBS FOR SUMMER BLOOMING 77 



bamboo stakes are admirable, as they are less conspicu- 

 ous than wooden stakes and, as they do not decay, can 

 be used from year to year. 



Tuberoses are excellent combined with gladiolas 

 as the blossoms are not conspicuous enough for mass 

 planting, but are fine for cutting and for the delight- 

 ful, if somewhat heavy, odor. Tuberoses are some- 

 times late in blooming, but such plants as have not 

 perfected their blooms at the approach of frost may 

 be lifted and potted for the house or conservatory, 

 as they are not in the least disturbed by the process. 



As the bulbs will not bloom the second year it is 

 not necessary to lift those which have finished bloom- 

 ing unless one cares to grow the little offshoots for a 

 couple of years until they, too, reach blooming size, 

 but as the blooming size bulbs can be purchased so 

 cheaply this hardly pays for the time expended in 

 their care. 



Summer oxalis is a useful little summer-flowering 

 bulb, excellent for carpet bedding, for filling up gaps 

 in the border caused by the failure of seeds to ger- 

 minate or plants to grow. 



The bulbs of this variety of oxalis are so tiny that 

 they are usually bought by measure rather than by 

 the dozen or hundred. They need only to be pressed 

 into mellow soil where they are to bloom. The bulbs 

 in spite of their small size have a remarkable vitality 

 and energy, and long before it will seem possible for 



